By Toby McIntosh New transparency rules at the World Bank’s international arbitration body may not result in disclosure of many more documents. Although the changes…
The Group of 20 developed countries has reaffirmed its support for having the private sector voluntarily disclose its loans to governments, an approach one critic…
Delegates attending the meetings of the Council of International Seabed Authority (ISA) have rejected a proposal to restrict statements by observers to the end of…
Civil society participation in the United Nations Conference on Transnational Organized Crime is more secure following decisions Oct. 18 by the 11th Conference of Parties.…
By Toby McIntosh Why did almost no reporters cover the recent United Nations’ negotiations on protecting the diversity of marine life? The gap seems both…
By Toby McIntosh A “ladder of transparency” was described recently by a World Bank official. The ladder has four rungs for countries to climb to…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund, which prepares detailed assessments of sovereign debt risks, has decided to keep some of its conclusions confidential. The…
By Toby McIntosh A unique international effort to shed more light on the debt owed by developing nations has faltered. The strategy was dependent on…
By Toby McIntosh The three-person external appeals board that decides appeals concerning the World Bank’s access to information policy has issued several pro-transparency decisions this…
By Toby McIntosh A staff review of the Disclosure and Access to Information Policy (DAI) at the African Development Bank provides a substantially positive overview…